(13 Jul 2024, 10:28 am)PH - BQA wrote It's been reported on other forums that Arriva Merseyside are due 58x B8 Evora's, and Luton are due 18 (with their current batch headed to Merseyside).

I seem to remember a post after the takeover was confirmed that indicated the North East was also due some vehicles this year as part of that order, so I wonder if we can expect B8s as well? I've had a look through this thread and I can't find anything now mind.

Don't think it ever was, was it? I always read it as we might get some displacements if I remember reading it right. Shameless bump as I'm curious either way. I personally wouldn't be surprised to see some of the Merseyside buses end up at Redcar to see off the Temsa's, they sound like they're coming difficult to maintain. I know it's been announced on another forum that the Omnicity's at Derby are on borrowed time, no doubt for similar reasons.

Mind I wouldn't be surprised to see the last 3 or 4 59 Plate Solos (2859 has been VOR for months) at Ashington go, they really are the definition of falling apart and I believe the same poster your mentioning has said there's 'newer' replacements in the past. I'm still very curious where SLS26 - 30 in London are going as they tick all the boxes and there's not many areas with Streetlite's especially since Ashington already has some.

(15 Jul 2024, 1:06 pm)davao123 wrote I find it strange 5 streetdecks from London are going to Liverpool just to be used on rail replacement work, why can't they be converted to single door and send them to regions where tArriva are short of doubles? Just seems a bit of a waste for them to be solely used on RR.

There's 10 Streetdeck's btw, they've been sitting around at the back of a depot in London for over a year because they hate them down there. Good to see they're actually using some, eventually. (SW1 - SW10 are their fleet numbers).